Heat
Heat is a 1995 American crime film written and directed by Michael Mann. It features an ensemble cast led by Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, with Tom Sizemore, Jon Voight, Amy Brenneman, Ashley Judd, Wes Studi, and Val Kilmer in supporting roles. The film follows the conflict between an LAPD detective (played by Pacino) and a career criminal (played by De Niro) while also depicting its effect on their professional relationships and personal lives.
Plot
Neil McCauley is a professional thief based in Los Angeles. He and his crew – right hand man Chris Shiherlis, enforcer Michael Cheritto, driver Gilbert Trejo, and newly hired hand Waingro – rob $1.6 million in bearer bonds from an armored car. During the heist, Waingro kills a guard without provocation. McCauley kills a second guard who attempts to pull out his concealed weapon, and Cheritto kills the third guard so as to not leave any witnesses. Later, McCauley prepares to kill Waingro for causing the deaths of the three guards, but he escapes.
Cast
- Al Pacino
- Amy Brenneman
- Ashley Judd
- Bud Cort
- Danny Trejo
- Dennis Haysbert
- Diane Venora
- Farrah Forke
- Hank Azaria
- Henry Rollins
- Jeremy Piven
- Jon Voight
- Kevin Gage
- Martin Ferrero
- Mykelti Williamson
- Natalie Portman
- Paul Herman
- Ricky Harris
- Robert De Niro
- Steven Ford
- Susan Traylor
- Ted Levine
- Tom Noonan
- Tom Sizemore
- Tone Lōc
- Val Kilmer
- Wes Studi
- William Fichtner
- Xander Berkeley
- Yvonne Zima
More details
| author | Michael Mann |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Los Angeles |
| director | Michael Mann |
| editor | Dov Hoenig Pasquale Buba Tom Rolf William Goldenberg |
| events | Los Angeles Police Department |
| genre | action crime drama |
| keywords | 105 freeway armored car attempted suicide bank robbery bearer bond bearer bonds claim concealed weapon dedicate discover failing marriage fence flee force getaway driver graphic design hide hotel room informant interstate 105 isolated kill lapd learn los angeles international airport marine money launderer money laundering monitor nothing pocket pistol professional thief prostitute right hand man stolen bonds strained relationship united states marine corps wound |
| musicBy | Elliot Goldenthal |
| producer | Art Linson Michael Mann |
| productionCompany | Forward Pass Regency Enterprises |
| publisher | Warner Bros. Pictures |
| recordedAt | California Long Beach Malibu Santa Monica |
| theme | gangster heist neo-noir police serial killer |